News From Around The State of Texas

1 Killed In Haltom City Apartment Complex Fire

June 23rd, 2008

Report from KTBC, Dallas Fort Worth
Reported by KXAS, Dallas Fort Worth
One man was killed in a fire that destroyed parts of a Haltom City apartment complex early Saturday morning. Read More »

1 Dead, 7 Hurt in Rice Dorm Collapse

June 19th, 2008

Photos of scene from KHOU, Houston
Photo and Story From Houston Chronicle

Storm winds toppled walls at a Rice University dorm construction site Thursday afternoon, killing one construction worker and sending four others to area hospitals, authorities said.

The collapse occurred shortly at about 4 p.m., as rain and high winds whipped through the McMurtry College construction site at Sunset and Rice boulevards, southeast of downtown Houston, said B.J. Almond, the school’s spokesman. Read More »

Chemical Vapors Pour Out of Houston Building

June 17th, 2008

Photo and Report from KPRC, Houston
A west Houston parking lot was filled with chemical vapors that poured out of a building early Tuesday, KPRC Local 2 reported.

Houston firefighters said the chemical started to leak out of NuCo2, housed in a building on North Post Oak Road near West 12th Street at about 7 a.m. Executive Assistant Chief Rich Flanagan said the chemical appeared to be carbon dioxide. Read More »

3-alarm fire destroys home near Eagle Mountain Lake

June 16th, 2008

Photos of fire scene from KXAS, Dallas Fort Worth
By Bailey Shiffler, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
A lack of nearby fire hydrants made fighting a three-alarm house fire Monday near Eagle Mountain Lake difficult, officials said. Read More »

Rescue community honors 4 who gave lives

June 12th, 2008

Photos of service from The Eagle
Video report from KBTX, Bryan, College Station
By Holly Huffman, The Bryan College Station Eagle
The helicopters approached slowly, buzzing overhead as the sun shone down brilliantly on the hundreds of people who lined the sidewalk outside First Baptist Church in Bryan. Read More »